Yale Combo 4+ Defeats Seeded Crew at Henley

LONDON - A combination crew composed of Yale
heavyweights and lightweights defeated the seeded 'A' crew from
Oxford Brookes by a length in the Henley Royal Regatta’s 4+
Prince Albert Challenge Cup Wednesday. The crew is composed of John
Grunyk '10 and 2010 captain Brendan McCook '10 from the
lightweights and rising senior Duncan Logie and Antonio Sirianni
'10 from the heavyweights. Ian Schmertzler '10 is the coxswain.

Oxford Brookes held the lead over Yale at the Barrier and at
Fawley, but the Bulldogs rowed through for the win.

The Prince Albert Challenge Cup also includes heavyweight crews
from Ivy League rivals Harvard and Princeton. Harvard beat Isis
boat club by two-thirds of a length Wednesday, while Princeton lost
to Imperial College London by three-fourths of a length.

Now one of eight boats left in the competition, the Yale crew
moves on to Thursday racing against Newcastle University. The
winner of that race faces either University of Bristol or Imperial
College London in the semifinals.